By Steve Rhodes
“Facing steep budget deficits and escalating income inequality, Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider a graduated payroll tax and other ways to make corporations pay their fair share,” Curtis Black writes for the Chicago Reporter.
He’s not wrong.
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Speaking of making corporations pay their fair share . . .
That’s about $54 million less than Illinois and Chicago gave in subsidies to move their HQ here, if I recall correctly. https://t.co/p9yoEng41A
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020
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New on the Beachwood today . . .
Just me this week; Coach is out of town.
The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #316: Baseball, Blackhawks Barely Back
Deflections and denial. Plus: David Ross Week; The White Sox Are Also Playing; Boylen Not Over; Breaking Bears Truths!; Sky & Fire; Smashville; 22-Year Temper Tantrum Approaches Endgame, and more!
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A sampling of the delight and disgust you can find @BeachwoodReport.
Maybe you should do that. https://t.co/fw1isHKevV
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020
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More admirable than Fauci.
Georgia teens shared photos of maskless students in crowded hallways. Now they’re suspended. https://t.co/uDjqtDvopB
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020
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To investigate this, I uncovered federal docs — including a letter to White House legal advisers — that show the new USPS leader is a Trump ally & has invested in USPS competitors. I also obtained internal USPS memos to employees via postal union leaders. https://t.co/ZeDiWLLrnE
— Jessica Lee (@byjlee) August 6, 2020
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Cops lie constantly https://t.co/OVxmaiAHlu
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020
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NASA to Reexamine Nicknames for Cosmic Objects https://t.co/OwqlFaH5xp
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020
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Yeah, those print ads don’t really deliver “impressions.” You pay for a lot of hypothetical eyeballs that never even land on the page of your ad. pic.twitter.com/iNrL4B4t1c
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020
Journos now mad that advertisers no longer getting ripped off.
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MARCH COMMERCIAL: during these uncertain times, we’re thinking of you and your family
AUGUST COMMERCIAL: look you might as well catch it at burger king
— Ben Rosen (@ben_rosen) August 5, 2020
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Did “The Simpsons” predict that we’d think they predicted the future? @snopes
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 7, 2020
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The Beachwood McPaper Line: It’s Dinkytown, Jake.
Posted on August 7, 2020